Heaven and Earth

I don’t really have a lot to say today. But writing on this Blog makes me feel closer to God and to Joe and maybe even to myself, so here goes…

While I was doing some exercises on my Total Gym today (after having eaten about a pound of peanut butter fudge bars – the more things change, the more things remain the same), Pandora played U2’s “Walk On,” one of the songs that has pulled at my heart over the past five years while Joe was sick (and after).

“You're packing a suitcase for a place
None of us has been
A place that has to be believed
To be seen.” -- U2, Walk On

This line always makes me think of Joe in Heaven. I’m so happy he’s there, healed and whole, but I’m sad for me. I realize now that our life here was Heaven on earth, and I wish the two worlds were merged again. I think maybe they are, but I just don’t understand how yet.

“….What God has planned for people who love him is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds!” -- 1 Corinthians 2:9 (CEV)

“And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
You can only take so much
Walk on.” -- U2, Walk On

I feel like God and Joe teamed up to play this song for me today. Thanks guys, I needed that. See you at the finish line.

“….We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up.”
-- Hebrews 12:1 (GOD'S WORD® Translation)

Joe at Inch Beach, Kerry, Ireland on September 14, 2015